As Youpi and Pouf's souls were dying, Oboro successfully absorbed the souls of the two royal guards.
Fortunately, he had left marks in the palace beforehand, which were called 'Eye Positions'. Originally, he thought that after the Ant King was resurrected, if something unexpected happened and Meruem wanted to hunt him, he would just teleport away.
Always have something in reserve.
But the changes did not happen. After the "resurrection," Meruem still missed Komugi the most and did not want to waste time on outsiders.
By this time, several hours had passed since Gon's battle with the Ant King.
All members of the expedition had left.
Oboro called Killua back and had Komugi play Gungi with the Ant King, just as in the original timeline, continuing the spiritual bond between the two different creatures.
"Komugiare you still there?"
"Meruem I'm"
"Komugi"
"Yes, I'm here."
In front of the palace gate, Oboro stood at the door, listening to the conversation coming from the room behind, his mind calm.
The poison in the Ant King's body could no longer be suppressed, his current state was on the verge of death. And Komugi had decided to stay with him.
Oboro also felt the changes in Komugi's aura when she played Gungi, as well as the pure soul of the girl. His current Nen abilities had brought his aura to another dimension, along with the better development and transformation of his Hatsu. As a result, Oboro could now sense the soul of a creature within a certain distance through its body, and Komugi's soul exuded a special "scent".
As for the characteristic of Meruem's soul, it was a simple sense of power. The power of spiritual consciousness made the soul fire extremely intense. Unfortunately, the Ant King's soul fire was now flickering and could go out at any time.
The reason why he was still a little sober was because of a belief that supported him: He wanted to spend more time with Komugi.
Snap, snap
The sound of Gungi pieces falling onto the tablet could be heard continuously from the room.
Fant and Anthony stood in the distance, afraid to get too close for fear of being infected by the poison.
Oboro didn't stand outside the door all the time; he just came over now and then to "check in. He didn't want to disturb her.
"Captain, Ging's son won't die, right?" Anthony asked after a while when he saw Oboro come over.
It was shocking enough that the boy could actually fight the Ant King.
"No," Oboro said simply.
Then he looked at Fant and said, "Give me a cigarette."
Fant was stunned. It was the first time they had seen the captain ask for a cigarette.
Fant handed him a cigarette, and Oboro took it and lit it. He hadn't smoked since he came here, but he had been a heavy smoker in his previous life. He was totally focused on getting stronger and training, so of course he didn't get involved with tobacco and didn't want to smoke.
The environment can change a person's mentality.
It's all over, he thought as he smoked, pondering in his heart.
Now there were only two questions left:
First, the position of Chairman of the Hunters Association.
Second, the Kakin Empire and beyond.
Oboro's eyes grew cold. It was time to eliminate those who stood in his way and go to the Dark Continent.
Now that he was as powerful as he was, there was no need to play tricks on these people. He just let his fists do the talking.
To be honest, he was quite tired.
The reason why he had come this far, besides his relentless pursuit of power, was because he had to be cautious and plan everything step by step. But he did not like to play tricks himself, and his words were not as refined and inscrutable as some people outside thought.
It was just that he knew this world and these people too well.
"What does V5 mean?" Oboro stood on a high point and looked out over the entire palace.
"Your people are on their way, and they asked us to secure the scene after the Ant King's death and wait for them to come and deal with it." Anthony noticed that the captain's expression was different than before and, inexplicably affected by it, spoke in a low voice.
The expedition had been evacuated because of Gon's condition. The follow-up was left to Oboro and the other three. Although the three had not participated in the mission, they were still members of the Association.
V5 had fully understood the situation.
"To deal with it is to take back the corpses of some Chimera Ants for research," Oboro said with a cold expression.
""
"Should we intervene?" Fant asked.
""
Oboro didn't say anything, but simply threw away the cigarette he had only taken a few puffs of.
Time passed slowly.
"Have a good sleep Meruem".
"I will be with you soon."
After a few more hours, the Ant King finally fell asleep on Komugi's lap and died in the girl's warm arms.
He got what he wanted.
Oboro stood alone outside, looking at the clear sky with the rays of the sun, listening to the sounds in the room behind him, his eyes calm.
He turned and walked into the house, ignoring the contagiousness and radiation of the poison. If it was only a short contact, the damage to Oboro would be minimal.
At that moment, Komugi was holding the breathless Meruem with a gentle look on her face. Blood was already flowing from her nostrils, and she was about to follow in the Ant King's footsteps.
Hearing the footsteps, Komugi raised her head and smiled sincerely: "Thank you, sir, for allowing me to spend this precious time with Meruem."
Komugi's eyes were blind. But the girl seemed to understand everything.
"No need to thank me, my reward has already been paid," Oboro replied, his voice calm.
He saw the soul drop from the ant king.
Meruem was not lying; he really did have the ability to prevent Oboro from receiving souls, because the soul power that was released at that time was extremely strong!
Obviously, before the Ant King died, he had some kind of will or belief to keep the soul as intact as possible, a way to achieve the same goal as in the afterlife.
This was the first time since Oboro began harvesting souls that a living being was able to autonomously control a soul by changing its consciousness or mind before death.
Horrible!
The Ant King had only seen Oboro's Nen ability a few times, but he was able to analyze its characteristics. Most people were not able to combine will and soul.
This was also a thank-you gift to Oboro.
A spirit mist appeared and took Meruem's soul with it.
Oboro did not absorb it immediately, but looked at Komugi. "Do you have any more wishes or regrets?"
"There are none," Komugi shook his head and said, "I am already very happy. I never thought that someone like me could be so lucky."
""
Oboro heard her voice and turned away.
He had no intention of harvesting Komugi's soul.
Although it would have some effect, it wouldn't be significant.
Besides, Meruem had protected the girl until his death.
By offering his own soul, the Ant King had hoped that Oboro would not take Komugi's soul.
"Thank you again, may Your Excellency have a safe journey."
Behind him, Komugi nodded politely and bowed her head, saluting Oboro's back, her tone as soft as a spring breeze.
She had a smile on her face and was very happy.
The V5 people had entered East Gorteau and would arrive soon.
Oboro left alone. He instructed Fant and Anthony to find a place to bury the Ant King and the girl together after confirming that Komugi was dead.
To V5, Komugi was of no value for research. What they wanted was the body of the Ant King.
When Fant and the others heard Oboro's words, they were a bit surprised.
Because that would definitely lead to questions and anger from V5.
And Oboro left only one sentence.
"We have spoiled them too much, now there is no need to be nice to these bastards."
"I am not Netero."